Obituaries

Scott Allen Marsh

of Chelsea, age 49, died Thursday, August 12, 2021, due to natural causes. He was born May 6, 1972, in Jackson, Michigan, the son of Terrance Raleigh & Elizabeth Jean (McKinnon) Marsh.

 Scott graduated from Chelsea High School in 1990, where he spent many days in the pool on the swim team. An avid member of the Chelsea community throughout his life. Scott worked at The Purple Rose Theater, Seitz's, Vogel’s Party Store, and in construction. Scott loved to read and learn throughout his life and taught himself to play guitar, banjo, trumpet and organ. His main love though was always photography. No matter what the subject, he was always excited to share his knowledge with everyone around him. 

Betty J. Tanner

Age 95, died Saturday, August 7, 2021 at her home. She was born December 29, 1925 in Ann Arbor, Michigan, the daughter of William and Elizabeth (Montague) Snay.  Betty was formerly an active member of Dexter Gospel Church. Recently, she was attending the First Baptist Church in Brooklyn. She worked for Hoover Ball & Bearing for 17 years, the Ann Arbor Spring Plant, and finally University Microfilms.

Merle L. Leach

Of Chelsea, Michigan, age 91, passed away on Friday, August 13, 2021 at Silver Maples of Chelsea. He was born April 15, 1930 in Ann Arbor, the son of Clarence & Theresa (Schwab) Leach. Merle graduated from Chelsea High School in 1948, worked at the Chelsea Spring Plant for two years and then joined the U. S. Army where he served his country for the next two years in the Engineering Battalion at Camp McCoy, WI. After his discharge he attended Devry Electronic School in Chicago for a year and then returned to Chelsea where he repaired TVs and radios for about a year until IBM offered him a position repairing their equipment. Merle retired from IBM in 1992 after 37 years of employment.

Dr. Costas Kleanthous

of Chelsea, Michigan, age 92, died Thursday, August 5, 2021, at his home in Chelsea. He was born September 18, 1928, in Asha, Cyprus, the son of Kleanthis and Christa Ilou (Hjkyriacou) Costa.  Dr. Kleanthous was born on the former British Colony of Cyprus. He left the island in 1948, to study medicine in the U.S. He studied pre-med at Wayne State, and then attended University of Michigan Medical School. Costas met Sylvia in anatomy class at Wayne State. After graduation, Costas joined the Army and traveled the world. While in the U.S., he did his OBGYN residency at William Beaumont Military Hospital in El Paso, TX. He studied hospital administration for 2 years at Baylor University in San Antonio, TX. Costas also did his family practice residency at Dewitt Army Hospital in Fort Belvoir, VA. Overseas, he spent 4 years in Germany, 3 years in Italy, and 3 years in Ethiopia. After the military, he worked at the Chelsea Emergency and Rehabilitation Services PC. He was also the Medical Director of Substance Abuse at Chelsea Community Hospital, Medical Director of Substance Program at Oakdale Recovery in Canton, and worked at Brighton Hospital.